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Clearing the goal

On this page I unpack a little what is meant by a 'task-specific clarification' of a task, and offer an approach which works for low-impact formative assessment, which can be used to engage students in reflection about their learning: 'can-do' statements. What is meant by a 'task specific clarification?' In the IB Sciences Teacher Support Material, we read: 'The MYP published assessment criteria are described as...


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